barr1, m. (gs. bairr, npl. ~a, gpl. ~).1. Tip, point. ~ méire, slaite, tip of finger, of rod. ~ bioráin, pinn, point of pin, of pen. ~ a chur ar rud, to point, sharpen point of, sth. Ná leag ~ méire air, don’t lay a finger on him. Gléasta go ~ na méar, dressed to the nines. Bhí sé ar bharr mo theanga agam, I had it on the tip of my tongue, I was about to say it. Tá sé ar bharra a mhéar aige, he has it at his finger-tips. Bhí a anáil i m~ a ghoib leis, he was all out of breath. Bhí sé ag siúl ar bharra a chos, he was walking on tiptoe. Poet:Bíonn a ngrá leo ar bharra a ngéag, they wear their hearts on their sleeves. 2. Top; summit. ~ cuaille, crainn, top of pole, of tree. ~ cnoic, sléibhe, top of hill, of mountain. Seol a chur i m~ píce, to peak a sail. Tá sé i m~ píce, it is as high as it can go. Féar, airgead, go ~a bachall, plenty of grass, money. I m~ a réime, at the height of his career. I m~ a háille, at the height of her beauty. Bhí sé i m~ a mhaitheasa an uair sin, he was then at his best, in his prime. Tá ~ a chroí aige, he is in high spirits. Mhol siad go ~ bata é, they heaped praises on him. S.a. scéal 3. I m~ tráthnóna, early in the afternoon. 3. Upper part. ~ an leathanaigh, the top of the page. Ar bharr an liosta, heading the list. ~ an tí, the top storey. Seomraí, fuinneoga, bairr, upper rooms, windows. Seol bairr, topsail. ~ abhann, source, upper reaches, of river. ~ an bhóthair, the top of the road. S.a. bun11, ceathrú11(h).4. (a) Surface. Ar bharr talaimh, overground. Ar bharr na farraige, on the surface of the sea; at sea. Ar bharr na gaoithe, flighty. Teacht ar ~ (uisce, talaimh), to break the surface (of water, soil). D’éirigh siad i m~ uisce, they rose to the surface of the water. Tá an t-iasc ar ~, the fish are shoaling. Rud a thabhairt ar ~, to bring up, refer to, sth. (b) Coating; cream, scum. An ~ a bhaint den bhainne, to skim the milk. ~ broghach, ~ casta, scum. (c)Tá an teach ar bharr (amháin)solais, lasrach, the house is all lit up, aflame. Bhí mo chasóg ina ~ poll, my coat was all in holes. 5. Crop. ~ coirce, prátaí, móna, crop of oats, of potatoes, of turf. ~ a thabhairt, to yield a crop. ~ gruaige, head of hair. ~a prátaí, tops of potatoes. ~ ar a chos, standing crop. ~ margaidh, cash crop. 6. Yield, result. Bainfidh tú ~ tairbhe as, you will profit by it, be the better for it. ~ a thurais, profit as a result of his journey. Tá a bharr go maith aige, he has done well by it. 7. (In prepositional and conjunctive phrases) De bharr, as a result of, because of. De bharr mo shaothair, as a result of my labour. Tá rud dá bharr aige, he has gained sth. by it. Is beag dá bharr a bhí agam mé féin a bhá san fhearthainn, little I gained by getting myself drenched in the rain. Dá bharr sin, consequently. De bharr go, because. 8. Addition, excess. ~ ar mhíle, ar bhliain, over a mile, a year. An oiread seo de bharr air, so much over and above it. An bhfuil aon bharr nuachta agat? Have you any special news? Tá ~ maise ar an teach aige, it has improved the appearance of the house. Rinne sé é le ~ baoise, sainte, he did it out of sheer folly, greed. Mar bharr ar an ádh, ar an mí-ádh, as luck, ill-luck, would have it. Mar bharr ar an donas, ar an tubaiste, as a crowning misfortune. Dul i m~ ruda ar dhuine, to deprive s.o. of sth. ~ binne, surplus (grazing). 9. Superiority. ~ a bhreith, a thabhairt, ar dhuine, to surpass s.o. Ag baint bairr dá chéile, vying with each other. Bhain sé an ~ díom, he excelled me. Tá an ~ agam air, I have got the better of him. Tugaim ~ duit, I give best to you. Níl a bharr ann, le fáil, there is no one to surpass him. Thar ~, excellent. ~ áigh, ~ bua, victory, triumph. Le ~ nirt, by sheer strength. De bharr ar aon duine eile, more than, rather than, any one else. 10. Extremity. Tá mé i m~ mo chéille acu, they are driving me out of my senses. Bhí sé ina rith i m~ a anama, he was running for dear life. Tá an duine bocht ag ~, it is all up with the poor fellow. 11. Thar ~ amach, outright. Dhíol sé thar ~ amach é, he sold it outright. 12. ~ áithe, kiln-cast. ~ an mhilltigh, arrowgrass. ~ brutha, film on boiled milk. ~ buabhaill, bugle-horn. ~ cátha, oat-husks and water (drink). ~ cladaigh, seaweed growing on upper part of beach. ~ fíorach, contour, skyline; topmost mountain ridge. ~ fód, layer of sods (in turf bank). ~ (goirt), headland (in field). ~ láin (mhara), ~ taoide, high tide; high-water mark. Her:~ scéithe, chief. (Var:gs. ~)

barr2, m. (gs. bairr).Bar, hindrance. (In phrases) Níl ~ duit deifir a dhéanamh, you had better hurry. Ní raibh ~ dó cuidiú a bheith aige, it was well for him that he had help.